Almaty Region Open - Qonaev CUP 2025 (MASTERS)

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61 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Aug 2025 to 12 Aug 2025 in Almaty region, Kazakhstan. 60 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2593, and top seed was Bassem Amin (🇪🇬 EGY, GM, 2633).

Aditya Mittal (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2560) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Aleksey Grebnev (6.5) and Bassem Amin (6.0). Mittal shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Ayaulym Kaldarova (WIM, 2220) beat Ganzorig Amartuvshin (IM, 2415), a +195-point gap.

Location

🇰🇿Almaty region, Kazakhstan

Dates

04 Aug 2025 → 12 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇬GMBassem Amin2633

Avg top 10

2,593

Participants

Titled players · 60

GM×26

IM×24

FM×8

WGM×1

WIM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×15

🇮🇳India×11

🇷🇺Russia×6

🇲🇳Mongolia×5

FIDE (no federation)×5

🇺🇸United States of America×3

🇦🇲Armenia×3

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×2

Top 3

🥇
GMAditya Mittal
🇮🇳IND·2560
6.5pts·2689perf+15.6
🥈
GMAleksey Grebnev
FID·2595
6.5pts·2661perf+8.0
🥉
GMBassem Amin
🇪🇬EGY·2633
6.0pts·2652perf+2.5

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R4; 2 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Mittal6.5Grebnev6.5Tin6Tsaruk6Matlakov6Nikitenko6

R6 · LEADER CHANGE09 Aug

GM Aleksey Grebnev takes the sole lead (5.0/6).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.5/9. Mittal takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (44.5).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Aditya Mittal drew with GM Aleksey Grebnev (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMAditya Mittal	*	½	—	1
2GMAleksey Grebnev	½	*	—	½
3GMJingyao Tin	—	—	*	½
4GMMaksim Tsaruk	0	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Aditya MittalGM	2560	IND	=35B	+38N	+31B	+6N	=14B	=3N	+10B	=2B	=4N	6.5	44.5	48.5	34.50	2689	+15.6
2	Grebnev, AlekseyGM	2595	FID	+48B	=6N	+17B	=45N	+35B	+13N	=3B	=1N	=5B	6.5	42.5	46.0	32.00	2661	+8.0
3	Amin, BassemGM	2633	EGY	=26N	+24B	+13N	=8B	+11N	=1B	=2N	=4B	=7N	6.0	47.0	51.5	33.75	2652	+2.5
4	Hakobyan, AramGM	2625	ARM	=38B	+25N	+15B	=11N	=45B	=6N	+27B	=3N	=1B	6.0	43.0	46.5	30.50	2620	-0.3
5	Sethuraman, S.P.GM	2569	IND	−13N	+12B	+53N	=36B	=18N	+24B	=6N	+15B	=2N	6.0	43.0	45.5	29.25	2597	+3.2
6	Tsaruk, MaksimGM	2470	FID	+57N	=2B	+58N	−1B	+28N	=4B	=5B	=9N	+19B	6.0	43.0	45.5	26.75	2666	+23.8
7	Matlakov, MaximGM	2608	RUS	=24N	+26B	=20N	+18B	=8N	−10B	+21N	+17B	=3B	6.0	42.5	47.0	30.25	2619	+1.2
8	Rohith Krishna SGM	2500	IND	+55B	+49N	=45B	=3N	=7B	=14N	=13B	=16N	+18B	6.0	40.0	42.5	26.50	2626	+15.1
9	Tin, JingyaoGM	2579	SGP	=33N	+30B	=36N	+32B	−13N	+45N	=16B	=6B	+17N	6.0	39.5	43.0	27.50	2576	-0.5
10	Atabayev, SaparmyratGM	2492	TKM	=41B	=52N	=49B	+31N	+25B	+7N	−1N	+28B	=14B	6.0	38.5	41.0	27.00	2599	+12.8
11	Nikitenko, MihailGM	2504	BLR	+50N	+53B	=18N	=4B	−3B	−17N	+38B	+35N	+36B	6.0	37.0	39.5	23.00	2611	+12.6
12	Agibileg, UurtsaikhIM	2428	MGL	−19B	−5N	+61B	+59N	=29B	=34N	+42N	+20B	+28N	6.0	35.5	35.5	20.00	2605	+21.4
13	Ayush SharmaIM	2432	IND	+5B	+19N	−3B	+34N	+9B	−2B	=8N	=14N	=16B	5.5	46.5	51.0	30.00	2635	+24.6
14	Narayanan S LGM	2595	IND	+56N	=36B	=37N	+16B	=1N	=8B	=15N	=13B	=10N	5.5	43.0	45.5	26.75	2557	-4.1
15	Afanasiev, NikitaGM	2499	RUS	=30N	+33B	−4N	+46B	=37N	+36B	=14B	−5N	+27B	5.5	39.0	42.5	23.50	2567	+8.4
16	Srihari L RGM	2482	IND	−40N	+54B	+59N	−14N	+52B	+23B	=9N	=8B	=13N	5.5	37.0	39.0	20.75	2534	+6.7
17	Zhalmakhanov, RamazanGM	2434	KAZ	+23N	=58B	−2N	+22B	=20N	+11B	+19B	−7N	−9B	5.0	44.5	47.0	24.75	2601	+19.8
18	Davtyan, ArturGM	2479	ARM	+47B	+39N	=11B	−7N	=5B	−19N	+37B	+29B	−8N	5.0	41.5	45.0	22.00	2525	+5.2
19	Bocharov, DmitryGM	2540	RUS	+12N	−13B	+55N	=37B	=36N	+18B	−17N	+26B	−6N	5.0	40.0	42.5	22.00	2488	-6.7
20	Sivuk, VitalyGM	2495	SWE	=37N	+46B	=7B	=25N	=17B	=35N	=26B	−12N	+39B	5.0	38.0	41.5	21.50	2477	-2.5
21	Khubukshanov, ErdemGM	2489	FID	−39B	+61N	−25B	=40B	+41N	+52N	−7B	=32N	+35B	5.0	33.5	33.5	14.75	2471	-2.4
22	Makhnev, DenisGM	2540	KAZ	=52B	−35N	+56B	−17N	+30B	=38N	=24B	=25N	+37B	5.0	33.0	35.5	18.75	2471	-8.5
23	Azarov, SergeiGM	2570	FID	−17B	+51N	−52B	+53N	+39B	−16N	+25B	=27N	=44N	5.0	33.0	35.5	18.25	2462	-12.8
24	Gan-Erdene, SugarIM	2458	MGL	=7B	−3N	+51B	=27N	+34B	−5N	=22N	=33B	=29N	4.5	41.0	44.0	19.75	2508	+6.0
25	Gasparyan, Erik R.IM	2372	ARM	+42N	−4B	+21N	=20B	−10N	+44B	−23N	=22B	=26N	4.5	40.5	44.5	20.25	2514	+16.9
26	Jiang, HaochenIM	2464	CHN	=3B	−7N	+47B	=39N	=49B	+58B	=20N	−19N	=25B	4.5	37.0	39.5	17.25	2483	+2.0
27	Suyarov, MukhammadzokhidIM	2488	UZB	=46N	=60B	=40N	=24B	+32N	+37B	−4N	=23B	−15N	4.5	37.0	39.0	18.00	2440	-5.5
28	Goganov, AlekseyGM	2501	RUS	+61B	=31N	=35B	=52N	−6B	+49N	+45B	−10N	−12B	4.5	35.5	35.5	12.00	2439	-7.7
29	Bernadskiy, VitaliyGM	2497	UKR	−31B	−32N	+57N	+55B	=12N	+40B	=35B	−18N	=24B	4.5	35.0	37.5	16.25	2414	-10.0
30	Isanzhulov, ArystanIM	2414	KAZ	=15B	−9N	=38B	=42B	−22N	=56N	=48B	+50N	+47B	4.5	34.5	37.0	16.25	2468	+6.6
31	Amilal MunkhdalaiIM	2410	MGL	+29N	=28B	−1N	−10B	=33N	−47B	=53N	+57B	+54N	4.5	34.5	37.0	15.25	2427	+2.0
32	Vaz, EthanIM	2446	IND	−58N	+29B	+60N	−9N	−27B	=46B	+40N	=21B	=33N	4.5	34.5	36.5	17.00	2449	+0.5
33	Lee, JunhyeokIM	2436	KOR	=9B	−15N	=43B	−54N	=31B	+59N	+49B	=24N	=32B	4.5	34.5	36.5	16.75	2431	-0.7
34	Suleymenov, AlisherGM	2500	KAZ	−53N	+50B	+41N	−13B	−24N	=12B	−39N	+55B	+46N	4.5	33.0	35.5	16.00	2415	-10.5
35	Sapenov, DaniyalIM	2429	KAZ	=1N	+22B	=28N	+58B	−2N	=20B	=29N	−11B	−21N	4.0	43.0	45.5	17.75	2488	+7.3
36	Kezin, RomanIM	2470	RUS	+59B	=14N	=9B	=5N	=19B	−15N	+54B	F	−11N	4.0	40.0	42.0	15.75	2489	+2.3
37	Suleimen, ErgaliIM	2408	KAZ	=20B	+43N	=14B	=19N	=15B	−27N	−18N	+52B	−22N	4.0	39.5	42.0	17.00	2460	+6.6
38	Siddharth, JagadeeshGM	2458	SGP	=4N	−1B	=30N	+60B	=40N	=22B	−11N	=46B	=41N	4.0	39.5	41.5	15.50	2401	-6.5
39	Lu, MaximillianIM	2387	USA	+21N	−18B	=44N	=26B	−23N	=43N	+34B	=42B	−20N	4.0	37.0	41.0	17.75	2448	+7.7
40	Assylov, MirasFM	2361	KAZ	+16B	−45N	=27B	=21N	=38B	−29N	−32B	+56N	=43B	4.0	35.5	38.0	16.75	2429	+16.8
41	Yeganegi, BaradFM	2400	IRI	=10N	=44B	−34B	=43N	−21B	=50N	=59B	+48N	=38B	4.0	34.0	36.0	15.00	2408	+1.4
42	Agmanov, ZhandosIM	2485	KAZ	−25B	−55N	+50B	=30N	+56B	=54N	−12B	=39N	=49B	4.0	30.0	32.5	12.50	2357	-15.3
43	Begmuratov, KhumoyunIM	2466	UZB	=60N	−37B	=33N	=41B	=46N	=39B	=47N	=54B	=40N	4.0	30.0	32.0	14.00	2315	-17.8
44	Yeletsky, IvanFM	2469	RUS	=51B	=41N	=39B	=49N	=54B	−25N	F	+47N	=23B	4.0	29.5	32.0	14.25	2382	-9.4
45	Utegaliyev, Azamat	2474	KAZ	+54N	+40B	=8N	=2B	=4N	−9B	−28N	F	F	3.5	39.5	39.5	15.75	2497	+2.2
46	Akhmedinov, SatbekIM	2375	KAZ	=27B	−20N	+48B	−15N	=43B	=32N	=56B	=38N	−34B	3.5	35.5	38.0	13.25	2393	+4.0
47	Tleukhanov, YerlanFM	2321	KAZ	−18N	=56B	−26N	=50N	+53B	+31N	=43B	−44B	−30N	3.5	32.0	34.5	11.75	2364	+9.8
48	Narayanan, SamrugIM	2453	USA	−2N	=57B	−46N	+51B	−58N	=55B	=30N	−41B	+53N	3.5	29.0	31.5	10.25	2343	-13.6
49	Aaditya DhingraIM	2394	IND	F	−8B	=10N	=44B	=26N	−28B	−33N	+53B	=42N	3.0	36.0	36.0	11.75	2383	-1.7
50	Chinguun, SumiyaIM	2427	MGL	−11B	−34N	−42N	=47B	+51N	=41B	=55N	−30B	=57N	3.0	32.0	34.5	9.25	2279	-17.8
51	Kairbekova, AminaWGM	2297	KAZ	=44N	−23B	−24N	−48N	−50B	+60B	=57N	F	+59N	3.0	26.5	26.5	7.25	2314	+1.6
52	Ashraf, ArtinFM	2428	IRI	=22N	=10B	+23N	=28B	−16N	−21B	F	−37N	F	2.5	39.0	39.0	12.75	2395	-3.4
53	Sahib SinghIM	2416	IND	+34B	−11N	−5B	−23B	−47N	+57N	=31B	−49N	−48B	2.5	36.0	38.5	9.25	2281	-16.2
54	Nurman, AluaIM	2315	KAZ	−45B	−16N	F	+33B	=44N	=42B	−36N	=43N	−31B	2.5	34.0	34.0	10.50	2321	+1.2
55	Amartuvshin, GanzorigIM	2415	MGL	−8N	+42B	−19B	−29N	=59B	=48N	=50B	−34N	−60B	2.5	32.5	34.5	8.25	2271	-17.1
56	Borgaonkar AkshayIM	2452	IND	−14B	=47N	−22N	+57B	−42N	=30B	=46N	−40B	F	2.5	32.5	32.5	8.25	2283	-18.0
57	Kurmangaliyeva, LiyaFM	2303	KAZ	−6B	=48N	−29B	−56N	+60N	−53B	=51B	−31N	=50B	2.5	29.5	31.5	6.75	2239	-15.6
58	Jacobson, BrandonGM	2594	USA	+32B	=17N	−6B	−35N	+48B	−26N	F	F	F	2.5	27.5	27.5	10.50	2392	-16.7
59	Lyutsinger, IrenFM	2308	FID	−36N	F	−16B	−12B	=55N	−33B	=41N	+60N	−51B	2.0	31.5	31.5	5.25	2201	-21.8
60	Kaldarova, AyaulymWIM	2220	KAZ	=43B	=27N	−32B	−38N	−57B	−51N	F	−59B	+55N	2.0	27.0	27.0	6.75	2205	-7.2
61	Bhagat KushFM	2423	IND	−28N	−21B	−12N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	1673	-12.9

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ayush SharmaIMIND
+24.6
5.5 pts · #13
2Tsaruk, MaksimGMFID
+23.8
6.0 pts · #4
3Agibileg, UurtsaikhIMMGL
+21.4
6.0 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Lyutsinger, IrenFMFID
-21.8
2.0 pts · #59
2Borgaonkar AkshayIMIND
-18.0
2.5 pts · #53
3Begmuratov, KhumoyunIMUZB
-17.8
4.0 pts · #41

Biggest upsets

R9+195 Elo gap
WIMKaldarova, Ayaulym2220 beat IMAmartuvshin, Ganzorig2415
R4+165 Elo gap
IMSapenov, Daniyal2429 beat GMJacobson, Brandon2594
R5+147 Elo gap
IMAyush Sharma2432 beat GMTin, Jingyao2579